The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-22
BY LARGE MAJORITY.
TlIEINTER-sTATEC COMMERCE. DILI
Pnsses the House by Oh Overwhelming vot.
In the Affirmative Tho Text Of the Mems.
uro-Long and Short Haul Clauses,
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WAsulSaDoS, D. g., Jan. 2l.-1n the
House to-day, after the reading OF the
journal, the Speaker stated that the rceu'
lar order was tho vote upon the adoption
Of the Conference report on tho Inter
State Commerce bill. Fp.ay y.aIa WGieE.
Mr.. Butterwortb, OF Ohio, asked unani.
moua consent to have a separate vote Upon
the fourth section; and Mr.. Weaver, oi
Iowa, asked to have a aseparate one on the
Commission feature, but Mr.. Crisp, ol
Georgia, objected to both reQueSta. go
Mr.. Durham, Of Illinois, moved to re.
commit the bill to the Conference, Com.
mittee, and Mr.. Crisp raised the point Of
order against that motion. 's
Tho Speaker knew Of no rule which nu.
thorized the recommittal OF conference
report; and sustained tho point Of order,
MIR: O'Neil, OF Pennsylvauia, inquired
whether there was any parliamentary
proceeding by which those gentlemen
who were embarrassed by having To vote
for or against an important bill without
having an opportunity to divest 1t Of its
Objectionable features, could bo relieved
ot that embarrassment, but no suggestion
to that end Was made, and the vote was
taken on adopting the Conference roport,
It was agreed to--yeas, 2l0; nays, Al.
Those voting in the negative were Allen,
OF Massachusetts,; Anderson, Of Ohio !;
Bliss, Boutelle, Boyle, Bragg, Brumm,
Campbell, Of Ohio; Caswell, Dibble, EIy,
Evans, Fulton, Findlay, Frederick, GRAY
Gilillan, Grosvenor, Hayden Hill, John.
son, Of New York Kelly, Koicham, Ii bby,
Cong, Markham, Martin, McKenna, Mil.
lsr, Morrow, Gates, O'Neil, Of Pennsyl.
vania; O'Nell, of Missouri; Ranney, Reed,
Of Nebraska; Rice, Seymour, Wadsworth,
Walt, Weaver, Of Iowa, and White, lof
Pennsylvania. ' i, = yS1i'I1'1'
The bill, after being enrolled and signed
by tho presiding tilicsra Of the two
Houses, will be sent to the President iof
his action. ~ 3."N '''F1Tti N"
| TEXT OF THE DILL. IT
The Interstate Commerce bill as agreed
upon by both Houses Of Congress, in it's
first section applies the provisions of this
act to any common carrier engaged in. the
transportation Of passengers wholly by
railroad, or partly by railroad and partly
by water, when both are uned, under q
common control, management or arrange
ment through more than ore State and
Territory or from any place, in the United
States to an adjacent foreign country.y
1t defines the term Railroad" to in.
clude all bridges aud ferries used lor
operated by any. railrosd. All charges
made for any service rendered In the
transportation Of passsngera or property
ahall be made reasonable and Just, and
every unjust and unreasonable charge for
such service is prohibited and declared to
bo unlawful. 5'A-'1AFy E.elt5-si.,
Section :wo makes it unlawful for any
common carrier subject to the provisions
Of this act to charge, demand, collect or
receive, directly or indirectly, from any
peraon OF persons, q greater or less com.
pensation for any service rendered in the
transportation OF passengers or property
than'it chergee, demands, collects or re-.
celves from any, other person or persona
for doing for him or them like and con-
temporaneous service transportation oil a
like kind or traffic, under substantially
similar circumstance and conditions,
Section three makes 1t unlawful for auy
common carrier subject to the provisions
OF this act to make or give any. undue or
unreasonable preference or advantage to
any particular person, company. firm, cor.
poration or locality, Or any particular de-
scription OF traffic. F JIdsET}ila@
| Every common carrier, subject to the
provisions OF this act, shall, according to
their respective powers, afford all reason.
able. proper and equal facilities for tbs In.
terchange Of traffic between their respect
i've lines, and for the receiving, forwarding
and delivering Of passengers and property
to and from their several lines, and those
connecting Herewith, and ghall not dis.
eliminate in their rates and charges be-
tween such connecting lines. VIII y
-, 49, LONG AND SHORT. .lsagij
Sections, four and five, the long and
short haul and pooling sections, are as
iollows: g'.4 .,,'s '{:3gg'!25 ~
Section Four-That it shall be unlawful
for any common carrier, subject to tho
provisions Of this act, to, carry or receive
any greater compensation in the aggrs-
gate for the transportation of passengers
or OF like kind Of property, under sub
etantially similar circumstances and con-
ditions, for shorter than for longer
distance over the same line in the same
direction, the shorter being included
within the longer distance; but.this shall
not be construed as authorizing any com.
mon carrier within the terms OF this
act, to charge and receive as great com
pensation for shorter as for longer dis.
lance, provided, however, that upon ap.
plication to the commission appointed
under the provisions Of this act such com.
mon carrier may In special cnses, after in
vestigation by the Commission, be author
lied to charge less for a long than for q
shorter distances for the transportation Of
passengers or property; and the Commits.
aion may from time to time prescribs the
extent to which such designated common
carrier may be relieved from the operation
Of this section OF this act. Is4sGi9, 9,114ir
Section tive-That 1t ahall be unlawful
Tor any. common carrier, subject to the
provisions Of this act, to enter into any
contract, agreement or combination with
any other common carrier, or carriers, for
the pooling Of freights OF different and
competing railroads, or to divide between
them the aggregate OF net proceeds Of, the